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Nottinghamshire County Council

Declarations & pledges

Climate emergency declaration

This council declared a climate emergency on May 27, 2021.

Council only pledge for 2030

“In October 2020, the Council agreed to commit to carbon neutrality in all its activities by 2030 or as soon as possible thereafter. ”

Climate documents

We couldn’t find any climate action plans for this council.

Climate Plan Scorecard

This council’s climate plans as of 20th September 2021 were assessed and scored by trained Climate Emergency UK volunteers, as part of the Council Climate Plan Scorecards project.

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SectionNottinghamshire County CouncilAverage county council
Total score20%40%
Section 1 Governance, development and funding
4/21
8.4/21
Section 2 Mitigation and adaptation
1/18
6.6/18
Section 3 Commitment and integration
2/5
2.7/5
Section 4 Community, engagement and communications
2/9
4.7/9
Section 5 Measuring and setting emissions targets
1/5
2.4/5
Section 6 Co-benefits
1/4
1.9/4
Section 7 Diversity and inclusion
0/5
0.2/5
Section 8 Education, skills and training
1/5
1.7/5
Section 9 Ecological emergency
1/4
1.5/4

Emissions data

3478.6 ktCO2

Total 2020 emissions

4.2 tCO2

per person

1.7 ktCO2

per km2

36%

Transport

35%

Domestic

17%

Industry

9%

Commercial

3%

Public Sector

1%

Agriculture

Data from the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy “subset dataset”, representing carbon dioxide emissions within the scope of influence of local authorities. Data has been combined from constituent local authorities.

These councils are the most similar to Nottinghamshire County Council in terms of emissions profile, deprivation, rural/urban population density, and geographical nearness. Read more about how we calculate this.

Council nameSimilarityHas planCarbon Neutral byDeclared emergency
East Staffordshire Borough Council87%Yes2040Aug. 17, 2020
Derbyshire County Council87%No2032No
Staffordshire County Council86%No2050July 25, 2019
North Northamptonshire Council86%Yes2030July 28, 2021
Amber Valley Borough Council86%Yes2030July 24, 2019
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council85%No2030April 3, 2019
Wyre Forest District Council84%YesNo targetMay 22, 2019
Lancashire County Council84%No2030Feb. 28, 2019
Bedford Borough Council83%Yes2030March 5, 2019
Cheshire West and Chester Council83%Yes2030May 21, 2019

These councils are the most similar to Nottinghamshire County Council in terms of their emissions profile, based on the latest data from the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy. Read more about how we calculate this.

Council nameSimilarityHas planCarbon Neutral byDeclared emergency
Suffolk County Council91%Yes2030March 21, 2019
Norfolk County Council89%No2030No
Staffordshire County Council89%No2050July 25, 2019
Tendring District Council89%Yes2030Aug. 6, 2019
Rugby Borough Council88%Yes2030July 18, 2019
Amber Valley Borough Council88%Yes2030July 24, 2019
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council87%No2030April 3, 2019
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council85%Yes2050No
Torfaen County Borough Council85%NoNo targetJune 25, 2019
East Staffordshire Borough Council85%Yes2040Aug. 17, 2020
Council nameSimilarityHas planCarbon Neutral byDeclared emergency
Mansfield District Council98%No2040March 5, 2019
Bassetlaw District Council98%NoNo targetNo
Newark and Sherwood District Council97%Yes2035July 16, 2019
Bolsover District Council96%YesNo targetNo
Gedling Borough Council96%Yes2030Nov. 20, 2019
Ashfield District Council96%NoNo targetNo
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council95%No2030Oct. 30, 2019
Nottingham City Council95%Yes2028Jan. 21, 2019
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council94%No2040Sept. 19, 2019
Chesterfield Borough Council94%No2030July 17, 2019

These councils are the most similar to Nottinghamshire County Council in terms of the proportion of their population living in high deprivation, medium deprivation, and low deprivation neighbourhoods. Read more about how we calculate this.

Council nameSimilarityHas planCarbon Neutral byDeclared emergency
Wyre Council97%Yes2030July 11, 2019
North Northamptonshire Council97%Yes2030July 28, 2021
Fife Council97%Yes2045Sept. 26, 2019
East Staffordshire Borough Council97%Yes2040Aug. 17, 2020
Bedford Borough Council95%Yes2030March 5, 2019
Westmorland and Furness Council95%NoNo
Kent County Council94%Yes2030May 23, 2019
West Lindsey District Council94%No2050No
South Lanarkshire Council94%NoNo targetSept. 25, 2019
West of England Combined Authority94%Yes2030July 1, 2019

These councils are the most similar to Nottinghamshire County Council in terms of the proportion of their population living in urban, rural, and highly rural neighbourhoods. Read more about how we calculate this.

Council nameSimilarityHas planCarbon Neutral byDeclared emergency
Brentwood Borough Council99%No2040No
Colchester Borough Council98%Yes2030July 17, 2019
Wrexham County Borough Council96%No2030Sept. 25, 2019
North Ayrshire Council96%No2030June 25, 2019
Wyre Council95%Yes2030July 11, 2019
Isle of Wight Council95%No2030July 24, 2019
Lichfield District Council94%NoNo targetDec. 10, 2019
New Forest District Council94%NoNo targetNov. 6, 2021
Chorley Council94%Yes2030Nov. 19, 2019
Maidstone Borough Council94%Yes2030April 10, 2019

Powers & Responsibilities

Nottinghamshire County Council is a County Council, with powers over:

Council buildings and staff

Climate actions might include:

  • making council offices more energy efficient
  • incentivising ‘Active Travel’ or public transport use among employees
  • providing carbon literacy training for employees
    Passenger transport

    Climate actions might include:

    • encouraging bus and private hire operators to use low-emission vehicles, through licensing requirements or Clean Air Zones
    • incentivising bus use by improving routes, timetables, and ticket prices through ‘Enhanced Partnerships’ with operators
    • proposing to central government the development of light rail / tram networks that integrate, rather than compete, with other modes of transport in the area

    See more in the Climate Emergency UK checklist.

    Schools and libraries

    Climate actions might include:

    • reducing the carbon footprint of civic buildings through better insulation and renewable energy use
    • incentivising ‘Active Travel’ or public transport use among employees
    • providing carbon literacy training for employees
    • encouraging eco-clubs at schools
    • using school land to plant trees and hedgerows, or to grow food

    See more in the Climate Emergency UK checklist.

    Spending, procuring, and investing

    Climate actions might include:

    • embedding carbon impact assessment as part of the council’s budgeting and financial accountability process
    • utilising Public Works Loan Board loans or the Business Rates Retention Scheme to invest in emissions-reducing capital projects that otherwise wouldn’t get funded
    • specifying low carbon equipment and practices when procuring for relevant services from suppliers
    • prioritising positive environmental impacts during procurement, through the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012
    Transport planning

    Climate actions might include:

    • incentivising ‘Active Travel’ like walking and cycling by creating or widening footways and cycleways
    • incentivising Electric Vehicle use by assigning street space to EV charging
    • disincentivising the use of fossil fuel cars through congestion charging,low-traffic neighbourhoods, or the reduction of parking space

    See more in the Climate Emergency UK checklist.

    Waste disposal

    Climate actions might include:

    • establishing ‘Joint Waste Solutions’ with neighbouring councils, to get more value out of waste, recycling, and street cleaning contracts
    • running marketing campaigns to encourage residential recycling, reuse, and waste minimisation

    See more in the Climate Emergency UK checklist.

    Read more about English local authority powers in the UK100 Power Shift report.

    More about this council

    nottinghamshire.gov.uk
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